stag party
1> ,   . .  
2> ,    

stag-beetle
1> _. -, - (Lucanidae)

stag-headed
1> 
2>  ( )

stag-horned
1> _.   

stag-jump
1> "" ( )

stag-lift
1> " " ( )

stage
1> ,  , 
_Ex:
the front of the stage, down stage 
_Ex:
up stage   ,  
_Ex:
stage left, left stage    ( 
 )
2> (the stage) , ;  ;
 
_Ex:
to be on the stage  
_Ex:
to leave (to quit) the stage   ,  ;

_Ex:
to write for the stage    ( )
_Ex:
to hold the stage     ( );  
 ( )
3>  () 
4> , ,  
_Ex:
the stage of politics  
_Ex:
the stage of smb.'s activity  -. 
_Ex:
a larger stage opened for him    
  
5> ; , , 
_Ex:
hanging stage  ( )
6>   ()
7> _. , 
8> , 
_Ex:
stage effect  
_Ex:
stage fever    
_Ex:
stage lights  
_Ex:
stage slang  
9>    , , 
_Ex:
stage Englishman ,    
 
10>  (, )
_Ex:
the play was staged in London     
11>  (   . .)
_Ex:
the play stages well   
12>   -.
_Ex:
to stage a show  
13> , 
_Ex:
they staged huge protest demonstrations  
  
14>  (  . .)
15> , 
_Ex:
to stage an accident   
16> , , , , 
_Ex:
stage of development  () 
_Ex:
stage of expulsion _.   (  )
_Ex:
stage of latency _.  
_Ex:
at this stage   ,   ;  
, 
_Ex:
it is unsafe to predict at this stage that...   
 , ...
_Ex:
in the closing stages of his life     
_Ex:
the bill has not yet reached the committee stage 
      
17> _.  
18> , ; 
_Ex:
to get down at the next stage    
19>  (. landing stage)
20>  , 
21> _. 
22> _. 
23>   (. tidal stage)
_Id:
by easy stages  ,   ,  
( ); , -
_Id:
to train one's willpower by easy stages 
(-)  

stage box
1>    

stage business
1> _.   (  )

stage direction
1>  
2> , 
3>   

stage director
1>  

stage door
1>    
_Ex:
stage door Johnny   ( 
  )

stage fright
1>       ; 
 

stage play
1> , 
2> , 

stage right
1>    

stage set
1>    (  )

stage wait
1> _.    ( ),
 
_Ex:
there was a stage wait when the curtain failed to drop
  -     

stage whisper
1>  
2>  

stage-horse
1> _.  

stage-manage
1>  (, )
2>   (   . .)
3> ,   (  . .)
4> () 
5>   

stage-manager
1>  , 

stage-name
1>  ,  

stage-property
1> 

stage-setter
1> ()  

stage-setting
1> _. ,  

stagecoach
1>  , 

stagecraft
1>  ;   
2>    

staged
1>   
2> 
_Ex:
a staged version of a novel  
3> , 
4>  , 
_Ex:
staged reduction of weapons   
_Ex:
staged withdrawal _.  

stagehand
1>  

stager
1> ,  ,  -. 
(. old stager)
_Ex:
I am an old stager at the game   
2>  , 
3> _.  
4> _. 

stagestruck
1>    ; ,
"" 

stagewinner
1> _.  

stagey
1> , 
2> , , 
3>  (  )

stagflation
1> _. , ()   


stagger
1> 
2> _.   (. blind staggers)
3> _.  
4> 
5>  
6> _.   (  )
7>  ; , 
_Ex:
to stagger around (about)  ; - 
  
_Ex:
to stagger into a room   , 
_Ex:
he staggered to his feet    
8> ,  
9> ,   
10> ,  
11> ; , 
_Ex:
to stagger the imagination  
_Ex:
the price staggered him, he staggered at the price 
 
12> ,   ,  
. .;   
_Ex:
to stagger lunch hours    
 
_Ex:
to stagger city business hours to ameliorate traffic
congestion    ,  
    
_Ex:
the work is staggered in three shifts   
 
13> _.    ; 
, 
14> _.   ( )
_Id:
to stagger along (on)  , , 
 

stagger back
1> , 

staggerer
1>  
2>    
3> ;  ; 

staggering
1> , ,  ;  
2> _.      ;
 
3> _.  
4> , , 
5> , , 
_Ex:
a staggering price  - !

staggers
1> _pl. .  .  . .: 
2> _.  ( );  ( )

staggler
1>  ()
_Ex:
to apprehend stagglers _.   
 
_Ex:
staggler line _.      

_Ex:
staggler (collecting) post   , 
  ( )
2>  
3> ,   
4> ,   . .,     
5>   

staghorn
1> _pl.  
2>   ()
3> ,   . .,   
 

staghound
1>  

staginess
1> , 
2>  (,   . .)

staging
1>  ()
2>  ()
3>    , 
4> _. , 
5> _.   (    
)
6>    
_Ex:
staging of supplies   
( )
7> _.   ( )
8>   ();   
()

staging area
1>  
2>     (  
  )

staging camp
1> _.  ;   (
)

staging post
1> _.  ;  
2>  (  );  ()
3>   
4>     

Stagirite
1> _. ,   (  )
2> (the Stagirite) , 

stagnancy
1> , , 

stagnant
1>  ( )
2> , 
_Ex:
stagnant air  
3> , ; 
_Ex:
stagnant trade  
_Ex:
stagnant state of business    
_Ex:
stagnant existence  
4> economically backward, stagnant area  ,
 

stagnate
1>  (   . .); 
2>  , , 
_Ex:
to stagnate in ignorance   
_Ex:
arts that had been stagnating for centuries  ,
    

stagnation
1> , ; 
2> _.  ,  
3> 
4> _. , 
_Ex:
business stagnation    
_Ex:
stagnation of production   
_Ex:
to fall into stagnation    ( )

stagnicolous
1> _. _.    

stagy
1> , 
2> , , 
3>  (  )

staid
1> , , 

stain
1> 
_Ex:
ink stain  
_Ex:
to get out (to remove) stains  () 
2>  , 
_Ex:
to redeem one's name from the stain   
,     
_Ex:
to wipe off the stain of a former defeat  
 
_Ex:
without a stain on one's character   
3> , ,  
4> ,  ( )
5> ,  , 
_Ex:
his hands are stained with blood    
6>  , 
_Ex:
stuff that doesn't stain easily  
7> ,  (  . .)
_Ex:
stained with vice  
8> , 
9> , 
10> _.  
11>  (); 
12> ; 

stained
1> 
2> , 
3> ,  -. , 
_Ex:
stained paper  
4> , 
_Ex:
stained oak  
5> (-stained)    :  
_Ex:
ink-stained  
_Ex:
blood-stained  

stained glass
1>  
2>  

stained-glass
1>    
_Ex:
stained-glass windows 
2> 
_Ex:
stained-glass attitudes  

stainer
1> 
2> 
3> _.  (Dysdercus)

staining
1> _. 
2> 
3> , 

stainless
1>   ,  
2> , 
3> 
4> _.   , -
_Ex:
stainless steel  

stair
1> , 
2> . _pl. . 
_Ex:
flight of stairs  
_Ex:
winding stair  
_Ex:
at the foot of the stairs   
_Ex:
to go down stairs   
3> _. , 
4> _pl.  ( )
_Id:
above stairs   ,   , ""
_Id:
below stairs       ;  
_Id:
the discord was noticed below stairs  
 

stair post
1>   

stair rails
1> 

stair-carpet
1>   ,  

stair-rod
1>       
 

stair-step
1>  ()
2> ,  , 
_Ex:
stair-step levels of terrain  , ,
 
3> , 
_Ex:
stair-step inflation   

stair-steppers
1> _pl. _. -

stair-work
1> _.  

staircase
1> ,  
_Ex:
corkscrew (spiral, winding) staircase  
_Ex:
principal staircase  
_Ex:
a staircase of twelwe steps    
2> _pl. _. , 

stairfoot
1>   

stairhead
1>   

stairs-foot
1>   

stairwall
1> ,  
2>   

stairway
1>  

stairwell
1>  

stake
1> , 
_Ex:
to set (to drive) stakes _.  ; 
 ()  , 
_Ex:
to move (to pull up) stakes _.   ,

_Ex:
to tether a horse to a stake    
2> ,  ( ); 
_Ex:
plants winding up stakes ,   
3> 
4> _. ,      
5> (the stake)   ,   ()
_Ex:
Joan died at the stake    
6> _. ,  ( ,   . .)
7>   
8>    
9>    
_Ex:
stake body  
10> ,  ,  
-.  (. stake off, stake out)
_Ex:
to stake a claim for smth.     -.;
   -.
_Ex:
to stake out a day for the meeting  ()
  
11> ,   (. stake off)
_Ex:
we've set aside a small area as a children's playground
and staked it off      
   
12> , ,  (  )
13> ,  (    . .)
14> ,  (  . .)
_Ex:
the spear staked him to the ground   
 
15> ,  ()
16> _.     
17> _.    (. stake up)
18>  (   . .);  (   . .)
_Ex:
to play cards for stakes     
_Ex:
to play for high stakes   ;  
_Ex:
to play for low stakes   
_Ex:
to lay down (to set) smth. at (the) stake  -. 
,  -.  ,  -.
_Ex:
to be at stake    ,   ,
  
_Ex:
his life is at stake     , 
   
19> _pl.  ( )
20> _pl.   
21> ,  (   . .)
22>   -. 
_Ex:
to have a stake in smth.     -.
23> _.  ;  
24> _. _.   ,  
   
25>  ;   
_Ex:
to stake very high   ;   
_Ex:
to stake money on a race    ( )
_Ex:
I stake my reputation on his honesty    
   
26>  ,   
27>  , 
28> _.  , 
29> _. _.     
    

stake driver
1>   (Botaurus lentiginosus)

stake out
1> _. _.  (. )  
 
2>     ; 
( -.)

stake-net
1> , ,  

staked heel
1>   ()

stakeout
1> _. _.  
_Ex:
a stakeout was placed on his home    
 
2>  
_Ex:
on the stakeout   ( )

stalactic
1> 

stalactite
1> 

stalactitic
1> 
2>     

stalag
1> ,    (  -)

stalagmite
1> 

stalagmitic
1> 

stale
1> , 
_Ex:
stale bread  
2> 
_Ex:
stale air  
_Ex:
stale water  () 
_Ex:
stale meat   
_Ex:
the smell of stale tobacco  
_Ex:
stale tobacco smoke   
_Ex:
to smell stale  
3> , ,  
_Ex:
stale compliment  
_Ex:
stale plot  
_Ex:
stale news  
_Ex:
stale joke  ;   
4> ; 
_Ex:
to go stale _. ,  

_Ex:
his mind got stale with too much studying   
 
_Ex:
this writer's talent has gone stale    
_Ex:
he has gone stale on the job and needs a vacation  
     
5> _.   , 
6> _. 
_Ex:
stale claim    
_Ex:
stale cheque  
7>  , , ; 
8> ,  , 
9>  ,  ( ,   . .)
10>  ()
11> _.  ;  

stalemate
1> _. 
2>  ,  , 
_Ex:
to be at a stalemate    
_Ex:
to break the stalemate    
3> _.  
4>    ,   
_Ex:
negotiations have been stalemated    

stalk
1> _. , ; 
_Ex:
cabbage stalk 
2> _. , 
3> 
4>   
5>     ;  , 
  . .
6>  
7>  (  . .)
8>  -
9> _.    
10>   (,   . .)
11> ;   ()
12> ,  
13> , () ; 
_Ex:
to stalk a deer  
_Ex:
to stalk a criminal  () 
_Ex:
to stalk the target _.  
_Ex:
a nightmare that stalks his sleep ,  
 
14>  ; 
_Ex:
to stalk the woods for deer      
15>  _. , ; , 
_Ex:
he turned on his heel and stalked stiffly  
   
16> ,  ( ,  
. .)
_Ex:
starvation stalks the devastated area   
 

stalk-eyed
1> ,   
2> _.    ( )

stalked
1> _. ; , 

stalker
1> , 
2>  ;   

stalking
1> _. 

stalking-horse
1> _.  
2>   ,     
3>  , ""
4> , 
5> 
6> _. _.  ; , 
      

stalklet
1> 

stalky
1> 
2>       
3> 
4>   
5> 
6> _. _. , , 
7>  ,  

stall
1> 
2>  
3> ; 
4> _.  (  )
5> , ;  (   . .)
6> , 
7> _pl. _.  
8> _. _pl.       
9> _.    ( )
10> ,     ( 
   ; . family stall)
11> 
_Ex:
shower stall  
12>     (   . .)
13> _-. ; 
14>   , 
15> _. , 
16> 
17> ,    ,   . .
18>     (.  )
19>  ,   
20>   ( , )
21>   ( ,   . .)
22> _. _. ,  (.   )
_Ex:
to put up a stall 
23> _.  ,   
24>  ,   , . 
,       . .
25> _. _.  
26> _.     , 
 (. stall off, stall up)
27> _. ,  (. stall off)
28> _.   , 
29> _.    , 
_Ex:
he stalled the police for 15 minutes so his accomplices
could get away     15 ,  
  
30> _. _. ,  (. stall off)
31> _. _.  
32> _. , 
33> _.     , 
  (   . .)
34>  
35>   (  )
36>  
37> , 
38> , ()
39> ,  ( ,   . .)
40> _.    ,   
41> _. _.  ( );  ()

